University of Toronto
University at Buffalo (SUNY)
relationship stability
(Eickmeyer et al. 2019)
relationship quality
(Sassler & Addo, 2010)
National Couples’ Health and Time Study 2020-2021
a nationally representative sample of U.S. couples aged 20–60
N = 3,348
Dependent Variable:
(0) Not pooling all money and (1) Full pooling system
Couple Type:
(1) Man with woman, (2) Woman with man, (3) Man with man, and (4) Woman with woman
Marital Status:
(1) Cohabiting (2) Married
Work-Family Arrangement:
(1) Both full-time (2) Full-time/part-time (3) Full-time/not employed
Instability
Dissatisfaction
Negativity
| Man with woman | Woman with man | Man with man | Woman with woman | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 82 | 81 | 52 | 67 |
| Parent | 44 | 47 | 4.1 | 21 |
| White (NH) | 55 | 57 | 68 | 65 |
| Full-time/not employed | 27 | 31 | 25 | 18 |
| Instability (0-16) | 2.12 (3.10) | 2.11 (3.25) | 2.95 (3.52) | 2.36 (2.98) |
| Dissatisfaction (0-21) | 5.7 (4.5) | 6.1 (4.7) | 6.7 (4.2) | 6.3 (5.2) |
| Negativity (0-15) | 3.1 (3.2) | 3.2 (3.6) | 3.4 (3.3) | 3.7 (3.2) |
| Odds Ratio | S.E. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Reference: Man with woman | |||
| Woman with man | 0.94 | (0.11) | |
| Man with man | 0.61 | (0.14) | * |
| Woman with woman | 0.49 | (0.11) | ** |
at average levels of __________